Aoi sanmyaku (1949 film)
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, literally: The Green Mountains, is a 1949 black-and-white Japanese film
directed by Tadashi Imai. Its theme was sung by Ichiro Fujiyama
and Mitsue Nara.
It is an adaptation of 1949 novel Blue Mountain Range (青い山脈 Aoi sanmyaku) by Yōjirō Ishizaka
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Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
directed by Tadashi Imai. Its theme was sung by Ichiro Fujiyama
Ichiro Fujiyama
, born as , was a popular Japanese singer and composer, known for his contribution to Japanese popular music called ryūkōka by his Western classical music skills. He was born in Chūō, Tokyo, and graduated from the Tokyo Music School. Although he was regarded as a tenor singer in Japanese popular...
and Mitsue Nara.
It is an adaptation of 1949 novel Blue Mountain Range (青い山脈 Aoi sanmyaku) by Yōjirō Ishizaka
Yojiro Ishizaka
was an influential and popular novelist of post-World War II Japan.-Education and early career:Born at Daikancho 82, Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Ishizaka went to Hirosaki Middle School in 1913 and then to Keio University in 1920. On graduating, he took a position at Hirosaki Women's High School....
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Cast
- Setsuko HaraSetsuko Harais a Japanese actress who appeared in six of Yasujirō Ozu's films, most notably as Noriko in the 'Noriko Trilogy': Late Spring , Early Summer and Tokyo Story . Her other films for Ozu were Tokyo Twilight , Late Autumn and finally The End of Summer in 1961.She was born 会田 昌江 Masae Aida in...
- Ryō IkebeRyō Ikebewas a Japanese actor. He graduated from Rikkyō University and originally wanted to be a screenwriter, but ended up debuting as an actor at Tōhō in 1941. He did not achieve popularity until starring in a series of youth films in the late 1940s...
- Michiyo KogureMichiyo Kogurewas a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1939 and 1984. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as the headstrong housewife who begins to tire of her dull, earnest husband in The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice .-Selected filmography:* * Portrait of Madame Yuki (31...
- Yōko Sugi
- Ichiro Ryuzaki
- Setsuko Wakayama
- and others
External links
- scene from the film at Youtube